Ian Sample

If you have ever wondered about the elusive, yet extremely popular (amongst scientists if no one else) celebrity of a sub-atomic particle, the Higgs Boson, then this is the book to read!
Ian Sample has done a remarkable job at codifying the chronology of this long hunt for the particle that's dubbed, "the God Particle". From the early days when Peter Higgs' work predicted the possibility of the existence of the particle and field, to the race to find it and the current state of the show more scientific endeavor, this book has it all, inside one cover. A wonderful, scientific page-turner. show less

Lucid captivating writing about how things are made up. Includes history leading up to the LHC at CERN. Beautifully summed up with descriptions of current theories and the implications of actually proving whether the Higgs Boson particle exists. Don't let the subject intimidate you because the author explains everything in lay person's terminology.

You could skip ahead to the last chapter ( which is the best ) Interesting part about the ' polywater ' catastrophe and all that. First place I've seen anyone talk about ' unparticles '

You could skip ahead to the last chapter ( which is the best ) Interesting part about the ' polywater ' catastrophe and all that. First place I've seen anyone talk about ' unparticles '